Mount System for a Monitoring Device

ABSTRACT

A mount system for a monitoring device is disclosed. The mount system may include an extension arm attached to a device structure for housing the monitoring device. The mount system may include an alignment cup coupled to a support structure, wherein the extension arm is received through a through hole in a base of the alignment cup, and an oblong fitting attached to the extension arm opposite the device structure, wherein the oblong fitting is complementarily shaped to be received within the alignment cup to be received within the alignment cup, such that when the oblong fitting is received within the alignment cup, the device structure is aligned into a monitoring location. The mount system may include a dampening component between the support structure and the extension arm to bias the device structure into the monitoring location.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/796,524, filed on Feb. 20, 2020, and incorporated herein by referencein its entirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

This disclosure relates generally to a mount system and, for example, toa mount system for a monitoring device.

BACKGROUND

A monitoring system typically includes a monitoring device mounted in aparticular location to monitor an environment from a particularperspective. Such a monitoring device may include an monitoring device(e.g., a camera, a ranging sensor, and/or the like) that is configuredto detect, identify, and/or monitor one or more objects within theenvironment that are within a field of view of the monitoring device.Correspondingly, the monitoring device may provide information (e.g.,size, quantity, availability, shape, and/or the like) associated withthe one or more objects to a backend system that processes theinformation to track characteristics of the objects and/or an operationassociated with the objects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram of one or more example implementations describedherein.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example implementation of a mount systemdescribed herein.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of an example implementation of an alignmentcoupling associated with the mount system of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example implementation of a sensorstabilization system associated with the mount system of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of an example implementation of one or more frictionreduction components associated with the mount system of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following detailed description of example implementations refers tothe accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in differentdrawings may identify the same or similar elements.

In some instances, a monitoring device may be configured to monitor anoperation of an environment. The operation may involve one or moremachines that are to move within, throughout, and/or near theenvironment. Under certain circumstances, the monitoring device is to bemounted in a position that can subject the monitoring device to acollision with one or more of the moving machines and/or with freightbeing transported or loaded by the one or more moving machines. Forexample, the monitoring device may have particular characteristics(e.g., specifications, capabilities, field of view, and/or the like)that require the monitoring device to be within and/or near a passagewayof the moving machines (and/or individuals or other types of movingobjects). In such cases, the monitoring device may frequently bejostled, bumped, pivoted, rotated, and/or the like, such that the fieldof view of the monitoring device is altered, thereby preventing themonitoring device from monitoring the desired environment.

While some monitoring devices can monitor a particular environment froma safe location that would not subject the monitoring device to suchimpacts, the safe location may be relatively far from the environment,requiring the monitoring device to have relatively enhanced resolutions,resulting in a relatively high amount of computing resources (e.g.,processing resources, memory resources, and/or the like) be consumed toprocess information from the monitoring device. Furthermore, such a fardistance can increase the quantity of interfering objects passingbetween the monitoring device and the environment that is to bemonitored, which causes the monitoring device to, more frequently,provide false information associated with the environment and/or imagesthat do not depict the environment.

Moreover, some monitoring devices can be mounted to motorized devices(e.g., mechanical apparatus fit with electric motors, hydraulic motors,and/or the like) that permit the monitoring devices to be removed froman impact zone when an impact is imminent. Such motorized devices and/orsystems can require additional sensors and/or resources (e.g., hardwareresources, computing resources, and/or the like) to detect a potentialimpact and/or control the motorized devices to reposition the monitoringdevices into a desired position to monitor the environment.

According to some implementations described herein, a mount system isprovided to passively (e.g., without a motorized device and/or usingonly non-motorized components) reposition and/or reorient a monitoringdevice after withstanding an impact or other type of external force. Forexample, the mount system may include one or more components to suspendthe monitoring device within an impact zone associated with theenvironment, permit the monitoring device to move relative to a supportstructure, and return the monitoring device to a monitoring locationthat has a particular position and a particular orientation. Themonitoring device can be included within a device structure that issuspended, by an extension arm, from the support structure. One or morecomponents or couplings between the support structure, extension arm,and/or device structure, as described herein, may be configured topassively dampen movement (e.g., oscillation) of the monitoring deviceand/or passively realign the monitoring device with the environment. Inthis way, the mount system and/or a stabilization system describedherein permits the monitoring device to be mounted within an impact zoneassociated with an environment, without requiring motorized devices.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example implementation 100 described herein.Example implementation 100 includes a monitoring device that isconfigured to monitor an example environment, shown as a container(e.g., a shipping container, a semi-trailer container or bed, and/or thelike). For example, the monitoring device may provide images and/orinformation associated with the container and/or objects within thecontainer, such as an available capacity of the container, a quantity ofobjects within the container, types of objects within the container,and/or the like. In example implementation 100, a loading machine (shownas and referred to herein as a “forklift”) in a loading bay is toload/unload an object (shown as “freight”) to/from the container.Further, during a loading operation and/or an unloading operation, theforklift may pass through a passageway (an opening through one or moredoors of the loading bay and/or container) multiple times to add objectsto or remove objects from the container, creating a high traffic zone ofthe loading bay. Although examples described in connection with exampleimplementation 100 involve the loading bay, the container, and/or theforklift, other example environments and/or operations may similarly bemonitored using example mount systems and/or monitoring devicesdescribed herein.

In example implementation 100, to detect and/or monitor the container,the monitoring device (e.g., a camera, an infrared sensor, a lightdetection and ranging sensor (LIDAR), and/or the like) is mounted in animpact zone of the loading bay (e.g., a high traffic zone where there isa likelihood of impact between the monitoring device and anotherobject). For example, the impact zone may correspond to athree-dimensional space of the loading bay that is below an upper edgeof a container door and aligns with dimensions and/or an axis of thepassageway (e.g., a center axis). The monitoring device may bepositioned within the impact zone within a certain distance of thecontainer (e.g., within a certain distance of the passageway) accordingto the specifications of the monitoring device. For example, themonitoring device may have certain range capabilities, certainresolution capabilities, and/or the like. Accordingly, the monitoringdevice is to be placed within a distance of the container such that afull three-dimensional space can be monitored (or imaged) by thecontainer (e.g., when the container is empty). As a more specificexample, if the monitoring device has a maximum range, at a particularresolution, of approximately 20 meters (m), and the length of thecontainer is 18 meters, the monitoring device is to be positioned within2 meters of the passageway to permit the monitoring device to capture animage of the interior of the container, when empty, at that resolution.Accordingly, the position of the monitoring device, within the impactzone of example implementation 100, permits the monitoring device toaccurately provide desired information associated with the containerand/or objects within the container. However, as described herein,positioning the monitoring device in the impact zone of the loading baycan subject the monitoring device to likely, or even frequent,collisions with the freight, the forklift, and/or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mount system 110 is used to mount the monitoringdevice (and/or device structure) within a monitoring location. The mountsystem 110 includes a support structure 112, an alignment coupling 114,an extension arm 116, and a device structure 118. As described herein,the monitoring location is a particular position (e.g., within athree-dimensional space of the impact zone) and a particular orientation(e.g., a particular direction or vector from the particular position)within and/or relative to the impact zone (and/or the passageway). Forexample, in example implementation 100, the particular position may bewithin a vertical plane that is between (e.g., centered between) planesthat align with sides of the passageway and/or along a horizontal planedefined by the length of the extension arm 116 and/or dimensions of thedevice structure 118 (e.g., when the device structure 118 and/orextension arm 116 are at rest). Further, the particular orientation ofthe monitoring location may correspond to an orientation in which afield of view of the image sensor is focused along a monitoring axis ofthe device structure 118 toward a point (or area) of the container orpassageway (e.g., an expected center of a far end of the container, anarea corresponding to a far end of the container, an area of thepassageway, and/or the like).

As shown in FIG. 1, the support structure 112 extends from a support ofthe passageway (e.g., corresponding to a wall and/or a beam of theloading bay). The alignment coupling 114 and the extension arm 116permit the device structure 118 to pivotably move about the alignmentcoupling 114, which may correspond to a joint between the supportstructure 112 and the extension arm 116. As described herein, thealignment coupling 114 is configured (e.g., shaped) to cause the devicestructure to return to the monitoring location (to the particularposition of the monitoring location and the particular orientation ofthe monitoring location) after an external force (e.g., a forceassociated with an impact caused by the forklift) is exerted and/orapplied on the device structure 118 and/or the extension arm 116.

In some implementations, in order to absorb an impact (e.g., caused bythe forklift and/or other object or individual), the device structure118 may be surround with a bumper formed of a shock resistant material(e.g., a rubber material, a foam material, and/or the like).Furthermore, as described herein, the mount system 110 may include oneor more dampening components to bias the device structure 118 backtoward the monitoring location more quickly. In such a case, themonitoring device can be configured to continue to monitor the container(e.g., capture and/or provide images and/or information associated withthe container or objects in the container) relatively more quickly,following a collision with freight being hauled by the forklift, theforklift, itself, and/or any other object.

In example implementation 100, the mount system 110 does not include anymotorized devices to actively return the device structure 118 (and,thereby, the monitoring device) to the monitoring location. In otherwords, the mount system 110 is configured to passively (e.g., without amotorized device and/or using only non-motorized components) return thedevice structure 118 to the monitoring location. For example, componentsof the alignment coupling 114 may be shaped such that a gravitationalforce on the device structure 118 orients the monitoring device towardthe passageway. Additionally, or alternatively, a mechanical dampener,such as a spring, a grommet, an o-ring, and/or other type ofnon-motorized (and/or non-powered) component (e.g., a component that haspotential energy in a steady state) may bias the device structure backto the monitoring location (e.g., so that the extension arm is verticalor plumb).

As indicated above, FIG. 1 is provided merely as one or more examples.Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to FIG. 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example implementation of a mount system 200described herein. The mount system 200 may correspond to the mountsystem 110 of FIG. 1. As shown, the mount system 200 includes a supportstructure 212 (e.g., corresponding to the support structure 112 of FIG.1), an alignment coupling 214 (e.g., corresponding to the alignmentcoupling 114 of FIG. 1), an extension arm 216 (e.g., corresponding tothe extension arm 116 of FIG. 1), and a device structure 218 (e.g.,corresponding to the device structure 118 of FIG. 1).

In FIG. 2, the alignment coupling 214 includes an alignment cup 220within the support structure 212 and an oblong fitting 222 at an end(e.g., an upper end) of the extension arm 216. The alignment cup 220 maybe a concave indentation with a through-hole at the base of thealignment cup 220 to permit the extension arm 216 to be received throughthe alignment cup 220 (e.g., during installation of the mount system 200and/or assembly of the mount system 200). In some implementations, theoblong fitting 222 and/or the extension arm 216 may include a conduit toreceive wiring associated with the monitoring device. For example, theextension arm 216 may be hollow so that the wiring can run between anmonitoring device and another device (e.g., a power supply, a backenddevice, and/or the like) through the extension arm 216 and an opening inthe oblong fitting 222. In this way, the extension arm 216 and/or theoblong fitting 222 may protect wiring that may be used to power and/orcommunicatively couple the monitoring device to another device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the device structure 218 includes a frame that is tohouse an monitoring device (not shown in FIG. 2). The device structure218 may include any suitable opening to receive the monitoring deviceand/or to align with an aperture of the monitoring device to permit themonitoring device to capture images and/or obtain information associatedwith an environment as described herein. The device structure 218 isattached to (and/or suspended from) a lower end of the extension arm 116via a coupling 224. The coupling 224 may be a fixed and/or rigidcomponent to prevent the device structure 218 from rotating relative tothe extension arm 216. In some implementations, the coupling 224 mayinclude a pivotable component to permit the device structure 218 topivot, relative to the extension arm 216, about the coupling 224 (e.g.,in a fixed set of directions). Additionally, or alternatively, thecoupling 224 may include a dampening component to bias an orientation ofthe device structure 218 to be perpendicular with the extension arm 216.

As further shown in the example of FIG. 2, the device structure 218 mayinclude, be fit with, and/or be attached to a shock absorber 226, suchas a rubber or foam bumper, to permit the device structure 218 (andcorrespondingly the mount system 200) to improve impact resistanceand/or durability of the mount system 200. As shown, a perimeter of theshock absorber 226 may extend beyond a perimeter of the device structure218 to reduce the possibility of the device structure 218 receiving adirect impact from an object (e.g., the forklift of FIG. 1).

As indicated above, FIG. 2 is provided merely as one or more examples.Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to FIG. 2.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of an example implementation 300 associated with themount system 200 of FIG. 2. In FIG. 3, top views of one or morecomponents of the alignment coupling 214 of the mount system 200 areshown. As shown in FIG. 3 and by reference number 310, the alignment cup220 is included within the support structure 212 and includes athrough-hole 312 at the base of the alignment cup 220. Further, thealignment cup 220 has a receiving surface 314 of the alignment cup 220that is between the through hole 312 and a top surface 316 of thesupport structure 212. The receiving surface 314 is configured to be incontact with the oblong fitting 222 when the oblong fitting 222 isreceived within the alignment cup 220 as described herein.

As shown in the example implementation 300 of FIG. 3, the alignment cup220 and the oblong fitting 222 are similarly shaped to permit a portionof the oblong fitting 222 to be received within the alignment cup 220.For example, as shown by reference number 320, a portion of the oblongfitting 222 is to fit within the alignment cup 220 to orient the devicestructure 218 along a longitudinal axis 322 of the alignment cup 220(e.g., which may correspond to a direction of the container relative tothe monitoring device in FIG. 1). The longitudinal axis 322 maycorrespond to and/or be parallel to a monitoring axis of the devicestructure 218. For example, the longitudinal axis 322 and the monitoringaxis of the device structure 218 may be in a same vertical plane.Correspondingly, a directional field of view of a monitoring devicemounted to the device structure 218 is represented in exampleimplementation 300 by the illustrated arrow on the oblong fitting 222.

The portion of the oblong fitting 222 that fits within the alignment cup220 may correspond to a volume of the oblong fitting 222 that is definedby a horizontal plane through the oblong fitting 222 and a surface ofthe oblong fitting 222 that is between the horizontal plane and theextension arm 216. The horizontal plane may be perpendicular to theextension arm 216 and/or parallel to the top surface 316 that surroundsthe alignment cup 220.

As shown by reference number 330, the oblong fitting 222 may rotate in amanner that causes the portion of the oblong fitting 222 to becomedislodged from the alignment cup 220. In such a case, the field of viewof an monitoring device of the device structure 218 is no longer alignedwith a monitoring axis of a monitoring location of the device structure218. For example, an external force (e.g., such as a horizontal impact,a vertical impact, a rotational force on the device structure 218) maycause the extension arm 216 to rotate and/or correspondingly lift theoblong fitting 222 from the alignment cup 220. When lifted from thealignment cup 220, the extension arm 216 may pivot about the alignmentcoupling 214 (e.g., about the through-hole 312). In this way, due to theexternal force and the alignment coupling 214, the device structure 218may be moved from a monitoring location without damage to the mountsystem 200.

As further shown in FIG. 3, and by reference number 340, due to theshape of the oblong fitting 222, the corresponding shape of thealignment cup 220, and a gravitation force on the device structure 218,the oblong fitting 222 may passively reorient the device structure 218by causing the extension arm 216 to correspondingly rotate the devicestructure 218. Accordingly, the extension arm 216 is to rotate thedevice structure 218 until the oblong fitting 222 is pulled back intothe alignment cup 220, as shown by reference number 350, therebyreturning the device structure 218 back to the monitoring location (andrealigning the directional field of view of the monitoring device withthe monitoring axis and/or longitudinal axis of the alignment cup 220).

According to some implementations, one or more biasing components can beincluded within the alignment coupling 214 to improve a response timeassociated with causing the oblong fitting 222 to be received within thealignment cup 220. For example, one or more magnets may be placed on orwithin the alignment cup 220 and/or the oblong fitting 222 to causeportions of the alignment cup 220 and/or oblong fitting 222 to bemagnetically attracted to one another, thereby increasing the rate atwhich the oblong fitting 222 returns to being positioned within thealignment cup 220.

Though shown as having an ellipsoidal shape (and/or an ovular horizontalplane), the oblong fitting 222 and/or alignment cup 220 may be pyramidal(or triangular in a horizontal plane) and/or have any other shape thatincludes non-symmetrical portions to cause a gravitational force on theextension arm 216, the device structure 218, the oblong fitting 222,and/or the like to rotate the extension arm 216 until the oblong fitting222 is aligned with the alignment cup 220 in a manner that permits aportion (e.g., at least 25% of a volume of the oblong fitting 222) ofthe oblong fitting 222 to be within the alignment cup 220 (e.g., beneaththe top surface 316).

In this way, the oblong fitting 222 can be removed or dislodged from thealignment cup 220 to permit the extension arm 216 and/or the devicestructure to move, and, when the oblong fitting 222 is reset within thealignment cup 220, the device structure 218 is properly oriented withinthe monitoring location.

As indicated above, FIG. 3 is provided merely as one or more examples.Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example implementation 400 associated with themount system 200 of FIG. 2. In FIG. 4, a plan view of one or morecomponents of a sensor stabilization system of the mount system 200 areshown. As shown, the sensor stabilization system may include thealignment coupling 214 (including the alignment cup and the oblongfitting 222), the extension arm 216, and a dampening component 410 thatis between the support structure 212 and the extension arm 216. Thedampening component 410 of FIG. 4 is shown as a conical spring, thoughother types of dampening components can similarly be included or used.The dampening component 410 may store potential energy to bias theextension arm 216 toward a vertical position (e.g., to be parallel witha gravitational force). In this way, the dampening component 410 maycause the extension arm 216 to return to vertical within a thresholdperiod of time of being moved relative to the support structure 212(e.g., due to an external force being applied to the device structure218, extension arm 216, and/or the like). The duration of the thresholdperiod of time may correspond to a desired amount of time within whichthe monitoring device is to obtain information associated with anenvironment after being moved from a monitoring location.

In some implementations, the dampening component 410 may be attached tothe support structure 212 and configured to receive the extension arm216 (e.g., without being attached to the extension arm 216). In thisway, the potential energy of the conical spring is focused, from thesupport structure 212, toward the extension arm 216 to cause theextension arm 216 realign to vertical, while allowing rotation withinthe dampening component 410. According to some implementations, asimilar dampening component 410 may be installed and/or attached betweenthe extension arm 216 and the device structure 218 (e.g., e.g., over thecoupling 224). In such a case, the extension arm 216 and devicestructure 218 may be biased toward being perpendicular to one anotherbut allow some pivot about the coupling 224 to reduce damage to coupling224 and/or return the device structure to the monitoring location withina threshold period of time of being removed from the monitoring location(or within a threshold period of time associated with the impact).

As indicated above, FIG. 4 is provided merely as one or more examples.Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of an example implementation 500 associated with themount system 200 of FIG. 2. In FIG. 5, an isometric view of one or morefriction reduction components 510 is shown. As illustrated, the frictionreduction components 510 may be attached to a device structure 520(e.g., corresponding to the device structure 218 of the mount system200) that supports, holds, and/or houses a monitoring device.

In the example implementation 500 of FIG. 5, the friction reductioncomponents 510 are shown as rollers that rotate about connection points530. The friction reduction components 510 reduce the potential fordamage to the device structure 520 and/or the monitoring device during acollision with another object (e.g., the freight and/or forklift of FIG.1), and correspondingly, improve the durability of the device structure218 and/or the mount system 200. In some implementations, additionalfriction reduction components 510 may be included (e.g., to surround aperimeter of the device structure 520) to further reduce the potentialfor friction with a colliding object.

As indicated above, FIG. 5 is provided merely as one or more examples.Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to FIG. 5.

The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description but isnot intended to be exhaustive or to limit the implementations to theprecise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made inlight of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of theimplementations.

Some implementations are described herein in connection with thresholds.As used herein, satisfying a threshold may, depending on the context,refer to a value being greater than the threshold, more than thethreshold, higher than the threshold, greater than or equal to thethreshold, less than the threshold, fewer than the threshold, lower thanthe threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to thethreshold, or the like.

Some implementations are described herein to include a parallelrelationship or a perpendicular relationship. As used herein, parallelis meant to cover substantially parallel and perpendicular is meant tocover substantially perpendicular. Further, as used herein,“substantially” refers to a described measurement, element, orrelationship being within a tolerance (e.g., a design tolerance, amanufacturing tolerance, an industry standard tolerance, and/or thelike).

It will be apparent that systems and/or methods described herein may beimplemented in different forms of hardware, firmware, or a combinationof hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware orsoftware code used to implement these systems and/or methods is notlimiting of the implementations. Thus, the operation and behavior of thesystems and/or methods are described herein without reference tospecific software code—it being understood that software and hardwarecan be designed to implement the systems and/or methods based on thedescription herein.

Even though particular combinations of features are recited in theclaims and/or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are notintended to limit the disclosure of various implementations. In fact,many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recitedin the claims and/or disclosed in the specification. Although eachdependent claim listed below may directly depend on only one claim, thedisclosure of various implementations includes each dependent claim incombination with every other claim in the claim set.

No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed ascritical or essential unless explicitly described as such. Also, as usedherein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or moreitems and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Further, asused herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more itemsreferenced in connection with the article “the” and may be usedinterchangeably with “the one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, theterm “set” is intended to include one or more items (e.g., relateditems, unrelated items, a combination of related and unrelated items,etc.), and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Where onlyone item is intended, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used.Also, as used herein, the terms “has,” “have,” “having,” or the like areintended to be open-ended terms. Further, the phrase “based on” isintended to mean “based, at least in part, on” unless explicitly statedotherwise. Also, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to beinclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with“and/or,” unless explicitly stated otherwise (e.g., if used incombination with “either” or “only one of”).

What is claimed is:
 1. A mount system for a monitoring device configuredto monitor an environment from a particular perspective, the mountsystem comprising: a support structure fixed to a support; an extensionarm suspended from the support structure via an alignment coupling; anda device structure suspended from the extension arm opposite thealignment coupling and configured to house the monitoring device formonitoring, wherein the extension arm and alignment coupling areconfigured to: permit the device structure to move relative to thesupport structure when an external force is applied on one of the devicestructure and the extension arm, and return the device structure to amonitoring location that corresponds to the particular perspective. 2.The mount system of claim 1, wherein the support structure is configuredto position the extension arm and the device structure within themonitoring location, wherein the monitoring location is based on anobject detection range or resolution of the monitoring device.
 3. Themount system of claim 1, wherein the extension arm has a length thatcauses a base of the device structure to be lower than an upper edge ofa passageway of the environment.
 4. The mount system of claim 1, whereinthe alignment coupling comprises: an oblong fitting that is attached toan upper end of the extension arm; and an alignment cup within thesupport structure that is shaped to receive the oblong fitting whichreturns the device structure to the monitoring location by causing amonitoring axis of the device structure to align with a passageway ofthe environment, wherein a base of the alignment cup includes athrough-hole that receives the extension arm.
 5. The mount system ofclaim 4, wherein the alignment cup and the oblong fitting are separableand shaped to enable the oblong fitting to become dislodged from thealignment cup when the external force is applied on one of the devicestructure and the extension arm.
 6. The mount system of claim 4,wherein, when the oblong fitting is dislodged from the alignment cup,the alignment cup and the oblong fitting are shaped to permit agravitational force to realign the monitoring axis with the passageway.7. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the extension arm includes adampening component that is biased, based on being engaged with thesupport structure, to maintain the device structure within themonitoring location.
 8. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the devicestructure is attached to the extension arm via a flexible coupling thatpermits the device structure to pivot about a lower end of the extensionarm.
 9. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the device structureincludes a friction reduction component to reduce friction between thedevice structure and an interfering object that applies a force on thefriction reduction component.
 10. The mount system of claim 9, whereinthe friction reduction component comprises a set of rollers.
 11. Amonitoring system comprising: a monitoring device configured todetermine or provide information associated with an environment that iswithin a field of view of the monitoring device; a device structure thathouses the monitoring device; and a sensor stabilization system to:suspend the device structure from a support structure that is associatedwith the environment, and bias the monitoring device toward a monitoringlocation.
 12. The monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the sensorstabilization system comprises: an extension arm having a lower end andan upper end, wherein the lower end is attached to the device structureand the upper end is attached to an oblong fitting; and an alignment cupcoupled with the support structure, wherein the alignment cup is shapedto receive the oblong fitting, and wherein the extension arm is receivedthrough a through-hole at a base of the alignment cup.
 13. Themonitoring system of claim 12, wherein the oblong fitting and theextension arm include a conduit to receive wiring associated with themonitoring device.
 14. The monitoring system of claim 12, wherein thesensor stabilization system includes a dampening component between thesupport structure and the extension arm, wherein the dampening componentis configured to dampen movement between the support structure and theextension arm.
 15. The monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the fieldof view of the monitoring device, when the device structure is withinthe monitoring location, includes an opening of a container in theenvironment such that the monitoring device obtains informationassociated with the container.
 16. A stabilization system to stabilize amonitoring device, the stabilization system comprising: an extension armattached to a device structure for housing the monitoring device; analignment coupling comprising: an alignment cup coupled to a supportstructure, wherein the extension arm is received through a through-holein the alignment cup, and an oblong fitting attached to the extensionarm opposite the device structure, wherein the oblong fitting iscomplementarily shaped to be received within the alignment cup, suchthat when the oblong fitting is received within the alignment cup, thedevice structure is aligned into a monitoring location; and a dampeningcomponent between the support structure and the extension arm to biasthe device structure into the monitoring location.
 17. The stabilizationsystem of claim 16, wherein the alignment cup has an oblong shape thatcorresponds to a shape of the oblong fitting, wherein a longitudinalaxis of the oblong fitting is aligned with a longitudinal axis of thealignment cup when the device structure is in the monitoring location.18. The stabilization system of claim 16, wherein the dampeningcomponent is configured to cause the extension arm to remain within athreshold range of vertical.
 19. The stabilization system of claim 16,wherein the dampening component is a first dampening component and thestabilization system further includes: a second dampening componentbetween the extension arm and the device structure to bias the devicestructure into the monitoring location.
 20. The stabilization system ofclaim 16, wherein at least a portion of the stabilization system isconfigured to be suspended within a high traffic zone of a loading bay,and wherein the stabilization system is configured to return the devicestructure to the monitoring location within a period of time followingan impact from an object.